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An arithmetic notation in which numbers precede the operators to be applied to them.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: arithmetic
Examples
- Back in my day, we had reverse Polish notation calculators: You had to write "2 4 3 * +" instead of "2 + 4 * 3".
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator follows its operands
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: postfix notation, suffix notation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: parenthesis-free notation
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Czech:
reverzní polská notace
— an arithmetic notation
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German:
Umgekehrte Polnische Notation
— an arithmetic notation
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Greek:
αντίστροφος πολωνικός συμβολισμός
(antístrofos polonikós symvolismós)
— an arithmetic notation
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Japanese:
逆ポーランド記法
(gyaku Pōrando-kihō)
— an arithmetic notation
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Polish:
odwrotna notacja polska
— an arithmetic notation
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Portuguese:
notação polonesa reversa
— an arithmetic notation
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Portuguese:
notação polonesa inversa
— an arithmetic notation
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Swedish:
omvänd polsk notation
— an arithmetic notation